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Silly Putty. A science and history lesson from our GBS teacher 👨🏫 #shorts #silly #history
- Title
- Silly Putty. A science and history lesson from our GBS teacher 👨🏫 #shorts #silly #history
- Runtime
- 0:34
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Did you ever play with Silly Putty when you were a kid? Did you know it’s been around for 70 years? Did you know it was accidentally invented during World War II? Well you do now!
James Wright accidentally invented this silly substance in an attempt to make cheap rubber for the United States of America during the Second World War. However, when it was rejected by American army bosses, he found it to be an amusing toy for children and marketed it as Silly Putty.
Find out more about one of the most loved toys in our latest Great Big Story.
#SillyPutty #Toys #Fun
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- Title
- How Was Silly Putty Invented?
- Runtime
- 2:20
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Did you ever play with Silly Putty when you were a kid? Did you know it’s been around for 70 years? Did you know it was accidentally invented during World War II? Well you do now!
James Wright accidentally invented this silly substance in an attempt to make cheap rubber for the United States of America during the Second World War. However, when it was rejected by American army bosses, he found it to be an amusing toy for children and marketed it as Silly Putty.
Find out more about one of the most loved toys in our latest Great Big Story.
00:00 Silly Putty is born
00:35 What is Silly Putty?
01:35 Why is Silly Putty so fun?
#SillyPutty #Toys #Fun
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- Title
- Mongolian fermented horse milk - would you try it? 🥛 #shorts #milk
- Runtime
- 0:51
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- If you’re a fan of kefir and yogurt, you might be excited to try ‘airag’, a traditional Mongolian drink made from fermenting mare's milk.
The process has remained largely unchanged since the 13th century, and the fermentation process gives it a slightly sour taste with an alcohol content of over 2%. So, maybe this one's not for your breakfast table...
It’s hard to find outside of Mongolia, but Beryl Shereshewsky has tracked it down for a taste-test.
#Mongolia #Milk #Horse
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Lead producer: Beryl Shereshewsky
Documentary Filmmaker: Bat-Amgalan Lkhagvajav (https://pro.festivalscope.com/director/bat-amgalan-lkhagvajav)
Producer: Laura Valk
Editor: Colin ...
- Title
- Would You Try Airag?
- Runtime
- 5:55
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- If you’re a fan of kefir and yogurt, you might be excited to try ‘airag’, a traditional Mongolian drink made from fermenting mare's milk.
The process has remained largely unchanged since the 13th century, and the fermentation process gives it a slightly sour taste with an alcohol content of over 2%. So, maybe this one's not for your breakfast table...
It’s hard to find outside of Mongolia, but Beryl Shereshewsky has tracked it down for a taste-test.
#Mongolia #Milk #Horse
00:00 Got Milk?
00:51 Mongolia
02:12 Let's Drink
03:30 Tasting 1
04:11 Tasting 2
04:38 Tasting 3
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- Shank! 💦 When golfers struggle to stay dry, meet… Gordon Davis #shorts #golf #golfer
- Runtime
- 1:01
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Golf isn't known for being a forgiving game, and the 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass in Florida is notorious for being one of the toughest par-3s on the PGA Tour.
- Title
- Meet the Grandmother of Churros 😋 #shorts #churros #dessert
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- 80 year-old Charo Salguero Venegas is a big name in the Spanish town of El Puerto de Santa María. Why? She makes the best churros in the world. Known all around town as ‘Grandmother Churros’, her dedication to the delicious treat has even been recognised by the mayor, with a plaque in the town square.
Her recipe goes back generations, but Charo has perfected it over the past seven decades. And now, she’s passing all her churros-making wisdom onto her son Alonso and grandchildren.
What do you dip your churros in?
#Churros #Spain #Food
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- Title
- Meet the Grandmother of Churros
- Runtime
- 3:11
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- 80 year-old Charo Salguero Venegas is a big name in the Spanish town of El Puerto de Santa María. Why? She makes the best churros in the world. Known all around town as ‘Grandmother Churros’, her dedication to the delicious treat has even been recognised by the mayor, with a plaque in the town square.
Her recipe goes back generations, but Charo has perfected it over the past seven decades. And now, she’s passing all her churros-making wisdom onto her son Alonso and grandchildren.
What do you dip your churros in?
00:00 Meet Charo
01:17 The secret to her recipe
02:06 Hungry customers
02:44 Churros legacy
#Churros #Spain #Food
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- Title
- The image of Ancient Spartans in the film 300, is ‘completely wrong’ 🛡🇬🇷 #shorts #armor
- Runtime
- 0:58
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Dimitrios Katsikis is a self-taught master of ancient Greek armor. He utilizes self-made tools to combine simple materials into stunning complete sets of defensive battle gear.
As a dedicated researcher, he can revive historical artefacts for the modern age even when only a few remnants remain. His faithful reconstructions have made their way into museums across Greece.
Which style of ancient Greek armor is your favorite?
#Armor #Greece #HotRaising
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- Title
- Forging Forgotten Ancient Greek Armor
- Runtime
- 4:48
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Dimitrios Katsikis is a self-taught master of ancient Greek armor. He utilizes self-made tools to combine simple materials into stunning complete sets of defensive battle gear.
As a dedicated researcher, he can revive historical artefacts for the modern age even when only a few remnants remain. His faithful reconstructions have made their way into museums across Greece.
Which style of ancient Greek armor is your favorite?
#Armor #Greece #HotRaising
0:00 Armor’s Purpose
00:26 Meet Dimitrios
01:11 Research
02:01 Crafting
03:04 Armor Through the Ages
04:17 Bonus Question
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- Title
- Britain’s Unknown Royals: The Pearly Kings and Queens 🤴 👸 #shorts #royalfamily
- Runtime
- 1:01
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- As the United Kingdom prepares to crown King Charles III, another royal family will be watching with eager eyes. Meet the Pearly Kings and Queens of London.
Like the British monarch, Diane Gould comes from a long line of kings and queens. She can trace her own family tree back to the Pearly Royals of the 1800s, with the crown passing down from generation to generation. But these aren’t your average royals.
Known for their mother-of-pearl embellished outfits and elaborate feathered hats, the Pearlies are an emblem of London’s working class, speaking in Cockney rhyming slang and honoring their royal duty: to raise money for charity.
Have you ever spotted a Pearly King or Queen?
#Royals #Coronation #Kings #Queens
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- Title
- Meet the Pearly Kings and Queens of Britain
- Runtime
- 4:53
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- As the United Kingdom prepares to crown King Charles III, another royal family will be watching with eager eyes. Meet the Pearly Kings and Queens of London.
Like the British monarch, Diane Gould comes from a long line of kings and queens. She can trace her own family tree back to the Pearly Royals of the 1800s, with the crown passing down from generation to generation. But these aren’t your average royals.
Known for their mother-of-pearl embellished outfits and elaborate feathered hats, the Pearlies are an emblem of London’s working class, speaking in Cockney rhyming slang and honoring their royal duty: to raise money for charity.
Have you ever spotted a Pearly King or Queen?
#Royals #Coronation #Kings #Queens
0:00 Meet the Pearly Queen
00:50 A brief history
01:54 The Royal Family
02:26 Pearly suits
03:23 London
04:21 Cockney singalong
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- Title
- A Football League of Their Own 🏈
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- When Sam Gordon started playing football as a 9-year-old, there were no girls-only teams for her to join. So she played with the boys, and excelled. Not long after, Gordon's father uploaded a clip of his daughter breaking tackles and scoring touchdowns. The video was an overnight hit logging over five million views, and Sam Gordon became a football sensation. Now 14, she's using her internet stardom to found an all-girls tackle football league. The Utah-based league has doubled in size over the past two years, but Gordon won't stop there. Her goal is to make women’s tackle football a professional sport.
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- The Steakhouse Serving 3D Printed Meat #shorts #3dprinting
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Nature-loving meat eaters rejoice, there’s a new vegan meat on the menu!
Josep Sanitjas is a connoisseur and a carnivore. Giuseppe Scionti is an acclaimed bioengineer on a mission to save the planet. Together they’ve created a 3D steak that not only aces the taste test, but sizzles, crisps and drips just like the real thing.
It’s fresh off the printer and onto the plate at El Santuari, a steakhouse just outside of Barcelona, voted in the top 101 steak restaurants in the world - it’s no surprise diners are more acquainted with exotic prime cuts such as wagyu, zebra and crocodile.
Discover how this unlikely pair are changing the future of the meat industry.
#Vegan #Steak #3DPrinting
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- The Steakhouse Serving 3D Printed Vegan Meat
- Runtime
- 3:59
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Nature-loving meat eaters rejoice, there’s a new vegan meat on the menu!
Josep Sanitjas is a connoisseur and a carnivore. Giuseppe Scionti is an acclaimed bioengineer on a mission to save the planet. Together they’ve created a 3D steak that not only aces the taste test, but sizzles, crisps and drips just like the real thing.
It’s fresh off the printer and onto the plate at El Santuari, a steakhouse just outside of Barcelona, voted in the top 101 steak restaurants in the world - it’s no surprise diners are more acquainted with exotic prime cuts such as wagyu, zebra and crocodile.
Discover how this unlikely pair are changing the future of the meat industry.
#Vegan #Steak #3DPrinting
00:00 This isn't steak
00:15 The steakhouse
00:35 Meet Josep and Giuseppe
01:41 3D printed vegan meat
02:13 A greener future
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- Title
- 🎶 “Leeett meee, dip you in me bucket…” 🧽 #shorts #windowcleaner
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- There are hundreds of thousands of window cleaners in the world, and Terry “Turbo” Burrows is the fastest of them all.
He started cleaning windows when he was just 21 and went on to set a Guinness World Record speed in 1995. Since then he’s gone on to break his own record a further 9 times.
Discover how self-confessed perfectionist Terry gained this record-breaking skill, with the help of a black belt in karate and his trusty squeegee. Terry is now long retired, but he still practices his life’s passion daily in a specially made shed to maintain muscle memory.
He has perfected his regime down to 16 precise moves which he believes are crucial to maintain speed and cleanliness. So what’s his secret?
#WindowCleaning #WorldRecord #Speed
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- Title
- The Fastest Window Cleaner in the World: Terry ‘Turbo’ Burrows. 🪟#shorts
- Runtime
- 0:58
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- There are hundreds of thousands of window cleaners in the world, and Terry “Turbo” Burrows is the fastest of them all.
He started cleaning windows when he was just 21 and went on to set a Guinness World Record speed in 1995. Since then he’s gone on to break his own record a further 9 times.
Discover how self-confessed perfectionist Terry gained this record-breaking skill, with the help of a black belt in karate and his trusty squeegee. Terry is now long retired, but he still practices his life’s passion daily in a specially made shed to maintain muscle memory.
He has perfected his regime down to 16 precise moves which he believes are crucial to maintain speed and cleanliness. So what’s his secret?
#WindowCleaning #WorldRecord #Speed
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- Breaking the fast at the World’s Largest Iftar. #eid #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:54
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Each night of Ramadan, thousands of pilgrims come together to pray and break the fast at the holy shrine of Imam Reza, in Mashhad, Iran. It’s the world’s largest iftar, a meal eaten after sunset by Muslims observing Ramadan to break their daily fast. Cooking for such a crowd starts early and goes long. Over 400 volunteer chefs arrive at 5 a.m. to make culinary magic from 2 tons of fresh vegetables, 3 tons of meat and 4 tons of rice.
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- Title
- The Fastest Window Cleaner in the World
- Runtime
- 3:04
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- There are hundreds of thousands of window cleaners in the world, and Terry “Turbo” Burrows is the fastest of them all.
He started cleaning windows when he was just 21 and went on to set a Guinness World Record speed in 1995. Since then he’s gone on to break his own record a further 9 times.
Discover how self-confessed perfectionist Terry gained this record-breaking skill, with the help of a black belt in karate and his trusty squeegee. Terry is now long retired, but he still practices his life’s passion daily in a specially made shed to maintain muscle memory.
He has perfected his regime down to 16 precise moves which he believes are crucial to maintain speed and cleanliness. So what’s his secret?
#WindowCleaning #WorldRecord #Speed
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- Title
- Mario! Nintendo’s most beloved video game character #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:42
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- You know Mario—who could forget the cheery “woo-hoos!” of Nintendo’s most beloved video game character? Now meet Charles Martinet, the voice behind the iconic mustachioed man. It turns out, Martinet not only voiced Mario, he also created the voices for Wario, Luigi and even Donkey Kong!
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#Mario #VideoGames #SuperMario
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- Title
- Hollywood’s Horror Chef #shorts #food
- Runtime
- 0:59
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Meet Janice Poon, Hollywood’s go-to chef for all things gruesome.
She’s responsible for the edible props on some of your favorite film and TV sets; Star Trek alien hors d'oeuvres, rat organs and raw meatballs for Hemlock and a pair of eel covered feet in Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities.
Her grizzliest creations feature in psychological horror-thriller Hannibal. Cooking for Hollywood’s best loved cannibalistic serial killer, she’s served up eyeball appetizers, Gillian Anderson’s severed leg and a whole human body, peking style.
Of course, none of these dishes are what they appear...
#JanicePoon #Hollywood #FoodStyling
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- Title
- Hollywood's Horror Chef
- Runtime
- 5:12
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Meet Janice Poon, Hollywood’s go-to chef for all things gruesome.
She’s responsible for the edible props on some of your favorite film and TV sets; Star Trek alien hors d'oeuvres, rat organs and raw meatballs for Hemlock and a pair of eel covered feet in Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities.
Her grizzliest creations feature in psychological horror-thriller Hannibal. Cooking for Hollywood’s best loved cannibalistic serial killer, she’s served up eyeball appetizers, Gillian Anderson’s severed leg and a whole human body, peking style.
Of course, none of these dishes are what they appear...
00:00 Dining to Die For
01:05 Creative process
02:33 Buckets of blood
02:54 Fresh out the oven
03:07 Manky mold
03:44 Hannibal
#JanicePoon #Hollywood #FoodStyling
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- Title
- Making Blood Pancakes with @berylshereshewsky #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:49
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Would you swap the milk in your pancakes for blood? In parts of Northern Sweden, Norway and Finland, nomadic reindeer herders regularly make ‘blodplätter’ from reindeer blood! When the Sami people butcher a deer, they make use of every part of the animal, and blood is mixed with eggs, flour and salt to make a unique, deep red pancake batter.
Intrigued, Beryl Shereshewsky set about creating this traditional delicacy in her New York kitchen, but how did she fare?
#Pancake #Reindeer #Breakfast
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- Title
- Making Pancakes With Blood
- Runtime
- 5:59
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Would you swap the milk in your pancakes for blood? In parts of Northern Sweden, Norway and Finland, nomadic reindeer herders regularly make ‘blodplätter’ from reindeer blood! When the Sami people butcher a deer, they make use of every part of the animal, and blood is mixed with eggs, flour and salt to make a unique, deep red pancake batter.
Intrigued, Beryl Shereshewsky set about creating this traditional delicacy in her New York kitchen, but how did she fare?
#Pancake #Reindeer #Breakfast
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- Title
- Making the smallest sculptures in the world! #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:59
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The artist Willard Wigan has been making sculptures for six decades, and yet his entire body of work could fit in the palm of your hand.
His record-breaking micro-sculptures, which take months to complete, are made from fragments of pottery, flecks of gold and grains of sand.
And if you think the statues are small, imagine the tools used to make them. Willard has to craft them all himself, from hypodermic needles, shards of diamond and human eyelashes.
Measured in micrometers, and almost invisible to the human eye, Willard has built worlds inside the eye of a needle - Mount Rushmore, the Last Supper, the Moon Landing to name just a few.
He also holds the world record for the smallest sculpture ever made which is the size of a single human blood cell. It’s a sculpture of a fetus carved from Kevlar, and placed within the hollowed hole of a single hair. Truly mind boggling.
When he was 50, Willard was diagnosed with au...
- Title
- Meet the Man Making the Smallest Sculptures in the World
- Runtime
- 2:54
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The artist Willard Wigan has been making sculptures for six decades, and yet his entire body of work could fit in the palm of your hand.
His record-breaking micro-sculptures, which take months to complete, are made from fragments of pottery, flecks of gold and grains of sand.
And if you think the statues are small, imagine the tools used to make them. Willard has to craft them all himself, from hypodermic needles, shards of diamond and human eyelashes.
Measured in micrometers, and almost invisible to the human eye, Willard has built worlds inside the eye of a needle - Mount Rushmore, the Last Supper, the Moon Landing to name just a few.
He also holds the world record for the smallest sculpture ever made which is the size of a single human blood cell. It’s a sculpture of a fetus carved from Kevlar, and placed within the hollowed hole of a single hair. Truly mind boggling.
When he was 50, Willard was diagnosed with au...
- Title
- Creating artwork with vintage typewriters. Just, WOW! 🤯#shorts
- Runtime
- 0:59
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words is not actually as old as you might think. It was coined in 1921 by advertising executive Fred R. Barnard to promote his agency’s work.
But more than 100 years on, artist James Cook has turned this idea on its head, using thousands of words to make his typewritten drawings.
The 26 year old from Essex, England creates shading, texture, perspective, and occasionally even splashes of color, in all his intricate illustrations. But not once does his hand hold a pencil or clasp a paintbrush. Instead, his fingers tap the keys of one of his 63 vintage typewriters.
The first typewriter was patented in 1868 and the World’s last remaining factory, in Mumbai, closed its doors in 2011. So part of James’ trade is seeking out parts, replacements and the all important typewriter ribbons. Luckily, members of the public regularly donate preloved machines to his growing collection.
#Typew...
- Title
- Making a Masterpiece... with a Vintage Typewriter
- Runtime
- 3:10
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words is not actually as old as you might think. It was coined in 1921 by advertising executive Fred R. Barnard to promote his agency’s work.
But more than 100 years on, artist James Cook has turned this idea on its head, using thousands of words to make his typewritten drawings.
The 26 year old from Essex, England creates shading, texture, perspective, and occasionally even splashes of color, in all his intricate illustrations. But not once does his hand hold a pencil or clasp a paintbrush. Instead, his fingers tap the keys of one of his 63 vintage typewriters.
The first typewriter was patented in 1868 and the World’s last remaining factory, in Mumbai, closed its doors in 2011. So part of James’ trade is seeking out parts, replacements and the all important typewriter ribbons. Luckily, members of the public regularly donate preloved machines to his growing collection.
#Typew...
- Title
- How Hollywood's MONSTERS are made... 🎥 🧌 #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:58
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Want to know more about the creatures and monsters that inhabit your favorite fantasy franchises?
Meet Gustav Hoegen, a Dutch animatronics artist who has been fascinated by the inner workings of Hollywood’s practical effects since he was six years old. A trip with his dad to see 'The Return of the Jedi' in Amsterdam’s Tuschinski Cinema lit a spark in him, and set him on a path to build his own magical creations at Pinewood studios. If you step into the world of 'Star Wars' you’ll find Gustav’s hand in Admiral Ackbar, Maz Kanata, Argus "Six Eyes" Panox and Babu Frik.
#StarWars #Robotics #Props
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- Title
- How Star Wars Animatronics Come to Life
- Runtime
- 3:39
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Want to know more about the creatures and monsters that inhabit your favorite fantasy franchises?
Meet Gustav Hoegen, a Dutch animatronics artist who has been fascinated by the inner workings of Hollywood’s practical effects since he was six years old. A trip with his dad to see 'The Return of the Jedi' in Amsterdam’s Tuschinski Cinema lit a spark in him, and set him on a path to build his own magical creations at Pinewood studios. If you step into the world of 'Star Wars' you’ll find Gustav’s hand in Admiral Ackbar, Maz Kanata, Argus "Six Eyes" Panox and Babu Frik.
#StarWars #Robotics #Props
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- Title
- Which films do you recognise James Hong from? #shorts
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- You’ve definitely seen James Hong’s face before. From “Blade Runner” and “Airplane!” to “The Big Bang Theory” and “Seinfeld,” Hong has racked up over 500 credits. That’s more than any actor living or dead. Born in Minnesota, Hong is of Chinese descent and started acting in Hollywood in the 1950s. He has spent his career combating clichés and fighting for more opportunities for Asians in television and film. At the age of 90, Hong is showing no signs of slowing down.
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#jameshong #actor #movies
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- Title
- Baltimore bodybuilder Ernestine Shepherd proves that age is just a number #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:49
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- On International Women’s Day, we’re paying tribute to the trailblazing women who defy expectations and proudly occupy unconventional spheres.
Meet Baltimore bodybuilder Ernestine Shepherd who proves that age is just a number, as she trains harder, hones her skills further and impart her wisdom to the next generation.
Which women in your life have inspired you?
#InternationalWomensDay #Trailblazers #Inspiration
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- Title
- Mind your ears 🙉. What’s the loudest sound you’ve ever heard? #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:25
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Do you know what created the loudest sound on Earth?
People 3,000 miles away described it as “cannon fire from a nearby ship”, but it wasn’t cannon fire.
Ranchers on a sheep farm in Alice Springs, Australia, almost 2,500 miles away said they heard two shots from a rifle, but it wasn’t a rifle.
But what was behind this sudden and unprecedented sound? Estimated at 310 decibels, scientists believe it was the loudest sound ever produced on the surface of the planet.
#Sounds #Volcano #History
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- Title
- The Loudest Sound Ever Recorded - Mind-Blowing!
- Runtime
- 2:03
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Do you know what created the loudest sound on Earth?
People 3,000 miles away described it as “cannon fire from a nearby ship”, but it wasn’t cannon fire.
Ranchers on a sheep farm in Alice Springs, Australia, almost 2,500 miles away said they heard two shots from a rifle, but it wasn’t a rifle.
But what was behind this sudden and unprecedented sound? Estimated at 310 decibels, scientists believe it was the loudest sound ever produced on the surface of the planet.
#Sounds #Volcano #History
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- Title
- Have you ever had a calçot? Watch the full video on @GreatBigStory #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:31
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The Grand Festival of the Calçotada is celebrated on the last Sunday of January, and the city of Valls, Spain, throws the biggest party of all; here you’ll find parades, barbecues, cooking competitions and eating contests. And what's all this revelry in aid of? A much loved onion.
The ‘calçot’ is a white onion with a long stem and a distinctive sweet flavor. Local farmer Dalmaci Clofent describes it as tasting like a cloud from heaven.
So where did these unique vegetables spring from? Local legend says that in the 19th Century, a farmer called Xat Benaiges decided to do things a little differently. He planted a crop of ordinary white onions, but he didn’t let them grow in the usual way. Instead, he kept adding layers of soil above them, which meant they grew tall, white, tender stems.
These exceptional onions were worth the wait.
#Onion #Calcotada #Festival #Spain #Food
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- Title
- The Onion With Its Own Festival - Calçotada
- Runtime
- 4:33
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The Grand Festival of the Calçotada is celebrated on the last Sunday of January, and the city of Valls, Spain, throws the biggest party of all; here you’ll find parades, barbecues, cooking competitions and eating contests. And what's all this revelry in aid of? A much loved onion.
The ‘calçot’ is a white onion with a long stem and a distinctive sweet flavor. Local farmer Dalmaci Clofent describes it as tasting like a cloud from heaven.
So where did these unique vegetables spring from? Local legend says that in the 19th Century, a farmer called Xat Benaiges decided to do things a little differently. He planted a crop of ordinary white onions, but he didn’t let them grow in the usual way. Instead, he kept adding layers of soil above them, which meant they grew tall, white, tender stems.
These exceptional onions were worth the wait.
0:00 Intro
0:46 The Festival
1:47 The Perfect Calçot
3:04 Eating Competiti...
- Title
- Meet the voice behind your GPS - Karen Jacobsen #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:27
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Meet Karen Jacobsen, a voiceover artist from Queensland Australia, who has one of the most recognisable voices in the world. As the original voice of GPS, she’s helped billions of us to reach our destination.
Back in 2002, she recorded more than 50 hours of audio for the first ever GPS voice system, including 168 versions of the word “approximately”.
Has she told you where to go? Recalculating.
#GPS #Voiceover #Navigation
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- Title
- Meet the Voice Behind Your GPS
- Runtime
- 2:41
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Meet Karen Jacobsen, a voiceover artist from Queensland Australia, who has one of the most recognisable voices in the world. As the original voice of GPS, she’s helped billions of us to reach our destination.
Back in 2002, she recorded more than 50 hours of audio for the first ever GPS voice system, including 168 versions of the word “approximately”.
Has she told you where to go? Recalculating.
#GPS #Voiceover #Navigation
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- Title
- A new chapter
- Runtime
- 1:24
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- From 2015 until 2020, a global team of curious, intrepid and talented filmmakers met thousands of people doing unexpected and wonderful things.
From skiing down Europe’s highest volcano to building a bionic arm from lego; sampling a betel leaf paan (that just happens to be on fire) to posting a letter 30 feet under the sea, Great Big Story has always been about the surprising and inspiring parts of our world.
We are thrilled to usher in the next chapter of Great Big Story. Our mission is the same; to bring you the untold, the overlooked and the flat-out amazing.
We’re going to be bringing you stories covering adventure, endurance, exhilaration and curiosity. From food and drink through to film, music, games, nature and the best of what Planet Earth has to offer, so stay tuned for something new each week. There’s a lot more to come…
#GreatBigStory #Discovery #NewChapter
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- Title
- 9 Storytellers on Why Black Stories Matter
- Runtime
- 8:18
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Black stories matter. Today, we pass the mic to nine brilliant individuals from across a variety of careers and backgrounds to talk about the art of storytelling and the importance of representation.
Thank you to Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist behind the 1619 Project; to Brian Michael Smith, the “9-1-1: Lone Star” actor who changed the industry by being the first Black transgender actor cast as a series regular; to Ruth E. Carter, the Oscar-winning costume designer who worked on “Black Panther”; to Matthew A. Cherry, the director behind the Oscar-winning animated short “Hair Love,” a film about a little Black girl loving her hair; to Titus Kaphar, the artist who is changing history through art; to Ruddy Roye, the photographer making sure Black stories are documented; to D Smoke, the rapper creating connection through music; to Nadia Hallgren, the filmmaker behind the Michelle Obama documentary “Becoming”; to Vashti Harrison, the ...
- Title
- What Wedding Dresses Around the World Look Like
- Runtime
- 15:42
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- You are cordially invited to the wedding dress episode of “Around the World.” Great Big Story senior producer Beryl Shereshewsky talks to seven dressmakers in seven countries to learn about the special dresses they make for brides in their communities. The craftsmanship, tradition and love that goes into these gorgeous creations is truly amazing. Among the dresses featured: an elaborately beaded Native American southern Cheyenne buckskin dress from Oklahoma; a kente dress handwoven in red, yellow and green, the national colors of Ghana; and in Sweden, a traditional black taffeta folk wedding dress known as a vanga dress.
#AroundTheWorld #Wedding #Dresses
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- Title
- How ‘Labyrinth’ Went from Box Office Bomb to Cult Classic
- Runtime
- 4:58
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- If you grew up watching “Sesame Street,” you know Jim Henson’s characters well. The late puppeteer brought Kermit and Ernie and so many others to life before he went on to create “The Muppet Show” and “Fraggle Rock.” But as his son Brian Henson tells us, the legendary artist and performer didn’t set out to just entertain kids. He wanted his work to reach a wider audience. Which is why Henson poured his creativity into directing the 1986 film “Labyrinth.” “Star Wars” creator George Lucas produced, and David Bowie starred in the musical fantasy. Despite all the talent involved, “Labyrinth” bombed at the box office. But, today, it’s a cult classic. Here’s why.
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#JimHenson #Labyrinth #DavidBowie
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- Title
- 7 Egg Dishes, From Octopus Eggs to Ostrich Eggs | Around the World
- Runtime
- 15:27
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Not one chicken egg was cracked open in the making of the latest episode of “Around the World.” Instead, Great Big Story senior producer/egg connoisseur Beryl Shereshewsky talked to seven people in seven countries to find out what other kinds of eggs they like and how they make them. In South Africa, massive ostrich eggs are what’s for breakfast, and they’re hard to crack. Teeny, tiny, juicy snail eggs are an expensive treat in France. In Japan, octopus eggs are a delicacy, and duck eggs are the main ingredient in a yummy tea in Indonesia.
#AroundTheWorld #Eggs #Breakfast
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- Title
- Trying 7 Breakfasts From Around the World
- Runtime
- 14:46
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Breakfast is her favorite meal, so she couldn’t just make one video about it. Last month, Great Big Story senior producer Beryl Shereshewsky asked seven people from seven different countries what they eat to start their day. Now, she’s trying to whip up her own breakfasts right in her own kitchen. We asked you what you eat for breakfast over on the community tab. From there, Beryl picked seven recipes from the comments and gave them a go herself. From a milk soup in Colombia to a fried bread in Pakistan, here’s what breakfast is like around the world.
If you'd like to see more from Beryl, follow her at https://www.instagram.com/shereshe/.
#AroundTheWorld #Breakfast #Eggs
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- Title
- Eating Spaghetti Ice Cream in Germany
- Runtime
- 3:02
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- You don’t need a fork to eat this plate of spaghetti. Just a spoon will do. And that’s because it’s not actually spaghetti. It’s Spaghettieis—vanilla ice cream noodles topped with strawberry sauce and white chocolate shavings. Dario Fontanella, the inventor of spaghetti ice cream, invites us into his dessert shop in Mannheim, Germany to sample this ice cold treat. Did we mention it’s served on a bed of whipped cream?
#IceCream #Dessert #Germany
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- Title
- Why Sweden Loves Food in Tubes
- Runtime
- 3:36
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Food in a tube is popular in Sweden. You can get caviar in a tube, spreadable bacon-flavored cheese in a tube, tomato puree in a tube and so much more. But why? Why are there so many food tubes in Sweden? We went to Karla Marie Paredes for the answer. This food tube expert wrote her master’s thesis on the Swedish obsession with this unique means of food delivery.
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#TubeFood #Sweden #Snacks
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- Title
- How People Make Ice Cream Around the World
- Runtime
- 14:37
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Great Big Story senior producer Beryl Shereshewsky is hosting an ice cream social in the latest episode of “Around the World.” Grab a spoon, and join her as she speaks with seven people from seven countries to learn how they make ice cream. Among the treats waiting to be sampled: colorful halo-halo in the Philippines; spaghetti ice cream in Germany that really looks like pasta; and a delicious sweet and sour prickly pear ice cream in Mexico made from the fruit of wild cacti.
For more from Beryl, follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shereshe/.
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#IceCream #AroundtheWorld #Dessert
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- Title
- This Gymnast Is Literally Allergic to Everything, Even Exercise
- Runtime
- 5:00
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Natasha Coates has a rare condition called mast cell activation syndrome. Anything from sweating to laughing can set off a life-threatening allergic reaction, and she is hospitalized at least every two weeks. Coates hasn’t let her condition hold her back. An accomplished athlete, the elite disability gymnast has won 22 British titles and 38 British medals. Her condition makes training and competing challenging. But that only makes the victories that much sweeter.
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- Title
- The Art of Leadership featuring teamLab
- Runtime
- 2:18
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- teamLab are a collective of artists, programmers, engineers, CG animators, mathematicians, and architects who create artwork which shows people another way of seeing the world. This is how they subvert expectations, change perceptions, and touch hearts and minds.
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#THE8 #BMW #teamLabPlanets #greatbigstory #theartofleadership #teamLab #teamLabBorderless
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This story is a part of our Frontiers series, where we bring you front and center to the dreamers, pioneers, and innovators leading society at the cutting edge. Let us take you along for a trip to the oft-imagined but rarely accomplished.
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- Title
- When You Live in the Swiss Alps, You Can Paraglide to Work
- Runtime
- 3:17
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Nestled in the Swiss Alps, the geography and climate make it possible to paraglide all year long in Vercorin. Which is why the tiny village in Switzerland is known as a paraglider’s paradise. Some people even commute to work attached to their gliders. We take to the sky with local resident Marie Glassey and her dog/co-pilot Maya to see why this form of transportation and recreation is so popular.
#Paraglide #Switzerland #Commute
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- Title
- Searching for China’s Ancient Tea Leaves
- Runtime
- 2:52
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Tea is the most popular beverage in the world, first cultivated over 6,000 years ago in ancient China. Shunan Teng is on a mission to experience it in its most authentic, historic form. Her love for tea knows no bounds, as she travels halfway around the world, up steep mountains and through remote jungles in search of the world’s oldest tea trees. Now, through Tea Drunk, a teahouse in New York City, she’s giving others the opportunity to be steeped in history.
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